The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-07-24
3 CITIZEN JOB OFFICE.
NO. 13 PATTON AVENUE.
RILL HEADS,
LETTER HEADS
POSTERS,
BLANKS, dc
%~d FOB Work of all kinds dOSs with
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lFor the Asheville CITIZEN.
GOOD, BETTER, BEST.

"The Good die young" is an old Pro.
verb, hence "the Better" die younger.
and SO few of "the Best" slrvive, that
according to the law of ''the survival OF
the .fttest." "the Best" of Asheville must
be the quintessence-the creme de la
creme of the community, and their decis-
ions must necessarily be perfect.
Being OF this elevated character, NOR
ally, socially, intellectually and, Accord
ing to ExAlderman Powell, eLectiueIy,
II may so nse the word, as our "City
Fathers" were according TO his statement
selected and : .c,d by the 6est-the best
must feel thai they must not act as the
Good or Better" would do, that even
though the water III the hills. like little
lambs. might skip DOWN from these
hills, a. water will do if permitted. and
offer itself for their use, AZ "Patton's
Baby" did do, before the Best" or their
best" advisers got control of the city
government, has done ever since, and
unless strangled, upon the principle that
a victim Is needed in the present emerg
ency-wil, j permitted, continue like a
lamb, as she is, to offer the much needed,
q. .sleh -talked-of water to our thirst.
dusty city.
By the way, MeSsrS Edisorss ss.ttcs-
Baby" is lamb of the first, the second
and up to the present aud to be feared
for long time-the only acatPr. She has
suffered under every adversely, she was
not brought into existence and into the
city by "the Best" and hence the poor
Child and all of her relations or canltiSbe
tributaries, have been prosecuted from her
earliest infancy and even now, and this
Is not the first time, it seems that to
convince the world that "the Best" are
right. that the only proper way to use
water, is scientifically to endeavor tn
make it run up hill, higher than 1t ariH,
and if the water persists in not coming
in the way decided upon by "tha Best"
1t shall not come to either Good, Better,
or Best. Though the "poor baby" should
run of herself down the hill and say
take me-" even she must be stopped and
unless she come in some scientific, diff.
ticu't way, must be shut Oft. By the way
did you know it? Do the earnest friends
of Prohibition knoS it? Why Asheville
has gone dry-what no one .else hereto
fore could do, our worthy water commits
sioners at one fell swoop, because the
swoop did fall in the way of trench
cut the baby off and in spite of the ex-
pouulLuEe vi dOOuC p1OU,UUO III OppOSlIOn
Asheville is truly dry and likely to
remain so. "The Good and the Better"
can't see the point of this-the fun is not
apparent. None can truly believe that
any criminal wrong could be or has been
intended. Personalities ought not to be
INDUCED in; the truly Best are &c ntlemen,
1 can't say yet, as of the baby, of any
water, but they are nevertheless gentle
men, if they don't and can't be of any
water, and they intended no wrong.
There has been no error of the heart, but
only of the head. Let them come out
and confess, As the Best always should,
their errors and do as "thP best" as Mr..
P.well styles them, ought to do; explain
the reasons for their wonderful actions,
and until they do "the Good will be
after them kindly, but firmly.
ONE OF THE SCRVIVING Coon.